Texas Labor Code
§ 214.002 — LIABILITY FOR IMPROPERLY OBTAINING BENEFITS
LA § 214.002Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part A. TEXAS UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACT · Ch. 214. OFFENSES, PENALTIES, AND SANCTIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)A person who has received improper benefits is liable for the amount of the improper benefits. The commission may recover improper benefits by:
(1)deducting the amount of the improper benefits from any future benefits payable to the person;
(2)collecting a refund from a claimant; or
(3)collecting the amount of the improper benefits for the compensation fund in the same manner provided by Sections 213.031, 213.032, 213.033, 213.035, and 213.051 for the collection of past due contributions.
(b)In this section, "improper benefit" means the benefit obtained by a person:
(1)because of the nondisclosure or misrepresentation by the person or by another of a material fact, without regard to whether the nondisclosure or misrepresentation was known or fraudulent; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 409 (S.B. 1801), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.